Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home
Dialysis center · 200 Saint Paul St., Ste. 5, Baltimore, MD 21202
CMS star rating
33/ 100
Below average
Better than 33% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 4 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-03-29 · CCN 212702
- Rank in Baltimore, MD
- #16 of 32 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #114 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Baltimore City
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 10 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.5 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 169.2 | 115.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.1% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.4 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 32.1% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 19% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.4 | 0.91 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 25.6% | 18.4% | 16.5% | Better |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home (CMS Certification Number 212702) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-03-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home offer?
DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 4 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home scores 33/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 33% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #114 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home?
DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home is operated by DaVita and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DaVita Kidney Home Downtown at Home or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.